In a defiant move against the Centre, IIOJK Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday climbed a railing along with his cabinet ministers to visit the Martyrs’ Graveyard in Nowhatta and pay floral tributes.
In the video, Abdullah can be seen marching toward the graveyard along with his cabinet ministers, surrounded by police and security personnel. As the gate appeared to be locked, Abdullah climbed over it and scaled the wall to enter the graveyard.
Sharing the video, Abdullah wrote on X: “Paid my respects & offered Fatiha at the graves of the martyrs of 13th July 1931. The unelected government tried to block my way forcing me to walk from Nawhatta chowk. They blocked the gate to Naqshband Sb shrine forcing me to scale a wall. They tried to physically grapple me but I was not going to be stopped today.”
Abdullah added another video showing that he was manhandled inside the cemetery.
Lashing out at Modi government, Abdullah tweeted, “This is the physical grappling I was subjected to but I am made of sterner stuff & was not to be stopped. I was doing nothing unlawful or illegal. In fact these “protectors of the law” need to explain under what law they were trying to stop us from offering Fatiha.
